U.S. SENIORS - BEST STATE TO RETIRE

It seems as though the best state to retire to is Florida, which has a senior population of almost 17%. The average senior population for the whole USA is about 11%.

The list below shows the percentage of each state's population who are 65 or older.

These figures are based on 2005 estimates by the US Census Bureau.

STATE ..................................... %>65

FLORIDA ....................................................... 16.8

PENNSYLVANIA .............................................. 15.3

WEST VIRGINIA .............................................. 15.3

IOWA ........................................................... 14.7

NORTH DAKOTA .............................................. 14.7

MAINE ........................................................... 14.4

SOUTH DAKOTA .............................................. 14.2

RHODE ISLAND ................................................ 13.9

ARKANSAS ..................................................... 13.8

MONTANA ...................................................... 13.7

HAWAII ......................................................... 13.6

CONNECTICUT ................................................ 13.5

MASSACHUSETTS ............................................ 13.3

MISSOURI ...................................................... 13.3

NEBRASKA ...................................................... 13.3

OHIO ............................................................ 13.3

OKLAHOMA ..................................................... 13.2

ALABAMA ....................................................... 13.2

DELAWARE ..................................................... 13.1

KANSAS ......................................................... 13.0

NEW YORK ..................................................... 13.0

VERMONT ...................................................... 13.0

WISCONSIN ................................................... 13.0

NEW JERSEY .................................................. 12.9

OREGON ........................................................ 12.8

ARIZONA ....................................................... 12.7

KENTUCKY ..................................................... 12.5

TENNESSEE ................................................... 12.5

SOUTH CAROLINA ........................................... 12.4

INDIANA ....................................................... 12.4

MICHIGAN ..................................................... 12.3

MISSISSIPPI .................................................. 12.2

MINNESOTA ................................................... 12.1

NEW HAMPSHIRE ............................................ 12.1

NEW MEXICO ................................................. 12.1

NORTH CAROLINA ........................................... 12.1

WYOMING ..................................................... 12.1

ILLINOIS ....................................................... 12.0

LOUISIANA .................................................... 11.7

IDAHO .......................................................... 11.4

MARYLAND .................................................... 11.4

VIRGINIA ....................................................... 11.4

WASHINGTON ................................................. 11.3

NEVADA ........................................................ 11.2

CALIFORNIA ................................................... 10.7

TEXAS ............................................................ 9.9

COLORADO ...................................................... 9.8

GEORGIA ......................................................... 9.6

UTAH .............................................................. 8.7

ALASKA ........................................................... 6.4

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